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The University Writing Center, located in Belk Library and Information Commons 008, will be open for drop-in sessions only during the week of Final Exams from 10am-3pm Monday, 5/7, through Thursday, 5/10.

Thanks to the 49 entries in our "Go Green - Guess How Many" Bottles and Cans contest! We had a great time with this contest! Guesses ranged from 37 - 70,000 (with the caveat that it was because there is a black hole in the middle of the bag)! The correct number was 102.

We had 2 winners of the "Go Green" Contest. The winners are.... Ambrose Young and Samuel Brown (seen below). They BOTH guessed 106 cans (the answer was 102!) Congrats on winning, guys! The winners won a Belk Library reusable book bag, a reusable coffee mug and a reusable drinking glass... as well as other little goodies inside the bag (i.e. candy!).

Keep your eye out for other fun activities! And thanks for going green to celebrate 2012 Earth Week in the library!

The Student Research Lab for Individual Quiet Study is open tonight through final exams in Classroom 026 on the Lower Level of Belk Library. Computers will be open for student use in this classroom. Unlike most of the library, there is no food or drink allowed in the classrooms and we ask that it be a quiet (no talking) zone. This lab will open Sundays – Thursdays from 5 pm until midnight regularly and can be opened if demand warrants it.

In fiscal year 11-12, the allocation to the Library's collection budget had to be reduced by $400,000, part of the overall $1.8 million reduction in library funding.

Since the library will not know about actual budget conditions until August 2012 or later, the library faculty has identified $400,000 worth of cancellations from the collection expenditures. The library has consulted widely with various groups including Faculty Senate and in depth with the Library Services Committee which has faculty, staff, and student members.

This website gives background information on the budget, the process, and the actual recommended cancellations. Please review this information and send feedback to University Librarian Dr. Mary Reichel (reichelml@appstate.edu) or John Abbott, Coordinator of Collection Management (abbottjp@appstate.edu) by the end of the semester.

If the budget is not as bad as feared, the library will not make these cuts.

On April 18, you will see a big plastic bag filled with recycled cans on the first floor in front of the circular reference desk. If you guess the correct number of recycled cans, you will win a prize.

Come by the Reference Desk on Wednesday, April 18th and guess how many recycled cans and bottles are in the bag and you may win a prize!

On April 18, you will see a big plastic bag filled with recycled cans on the first floor in front of the circular reference desk. If you guess the correct number of recycled cans, you will win a prize. In case of a tie, all the winners will be entered into a grand prize drawing!

Congratulations to our Flash Fiction Contest Winners!

First place was awarded to Jesse Oates for “The Book.” The Book, an interesting and quick tale about people and their unique relationships with books, was chosen as the winner for its well-crafted realism and descriptive language. Oates received a $150.00 University Book store gift certificate.

Second place was awarded to Eric Spivey for “Shards.” Spivey received a $100.00 University Book Store gift certificate.

Third place was awarded to Matt Paden for “Partisan Extremis.” Paden received a $50.00 University Book Store gift certificate.

This was the second annual Flash Fiction Contest sponsored by the Belk Library and Information Commons.

In celebration of National Library Week, Belk Library is sponsoring a "Food for Fines" drive beginning April 10 at 7:30 am until April 17 at 6 pm.

Starting Tuesday, April 10 we will be accepting one canned food item for every $1.00 (or partial part of a $1.00) owed on fines up to $15.00. NOTE: Fines that have already been sent to Student Accounts are not eligible for this offer. Canned goods cannot be credited toward lost book charges.

Here's what you do:

If you have an overdue fine at the library, bring one can of nonperishable food to the Main Circulation Desk.Tell the staff member that you are going to pay your fines with food. You will be assessed one can of food per $1.00 (or part of a $1.00) of fines up to a total of $15.00.Your account will be cleared up to $15.00. Ask for a receipt.

Distance Education students may participate too, by donating food to a charity of their choosing. Simply email Geri Purpur (purpurgm@appstate.edu) with your name, the name of the charity, and the amount donated. The subject line should read: Food for Fines.

It's that simple! Even if you don't owe fines, we will accept canned foods for donation.

Belk Library is launching our new Pinterest site -- just in time to celebrate the upcoming National Library Week (April 8 – 14). Pinterest is one of the fastest growing social networking sites around today. It combines the connectivity of Facebook with the capability of “bookmarking” all wrapped in beautiful visual imagery. “Pinning” on Pinterest is like having a room full of bulletin boards--all on different subjects--where the user can “pin” pictures, links to websites, recipes, posters, etc. to the appropriate board to view and refer. Check us our and follow our pin boards at http://pinterest.com/asubelklibrary/